Weather and Water

"Weather and Water" is the newest cd by The Greencards.  This is a new bluegrass/newgrass group consisting of 2 Aussie's and 1 Brit. They are excellent musicians and singers and much of the material on this cd is their original stuff.  There is a lot of celtic influence to their sound, but it isn't overwhelming. It adds a lilting quality to their artistry. I really enjoyed this cd and their non-traditional sound with traditional roots. I read about this group in "Bluegrass Unlimitied" and checked them out on Amazon. I liked what I heard and I added them to my "wish list". Santa discovered my wishes and I'm glad he did. This group is great to listen to and has a distinctive sound that you wont' tire of.  Their voices are pleasing and melodic without the wailing quality some groups seem to inject into their music (yes I'm referring to "Nickel Creek"). I'll probably get their first cd, "Movin On", in a few weeks too, because it got rave reviews and helped them launch as warm-up acts on the concert tours. My only negative comment is that the liner notes don't have the lyrics, and the artwork is a little too "cute".